Am using logstash to parse an input logfile and subsequently sends data to elasticsearch. I would like to capture the creation date/timestamp of the input logfile as a field on the event. How best to go about this? Fyi, i've very new to using logstash. Thnx

How to get creation timestamp of input file

Rios (Rios) March 29, 2023, 8:04am 3

You should use ruby, a similar sample is here

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